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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)						CMAS Math (2026)						CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Thornton Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	721	44	16.3	84.2%	77 (10.7%)	23 (3.2%)	557 (77.3%)	52 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		5.1	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%				8.2	7.7	6.6	7.5			3.1	3.6	7.1	4.7		5.0	$18,637
Northglenn Middle School	2.0mi	Public	6-8	1123 Muriel Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5080	672	43	15.6	85.3%	128 (19.0%)	7 (1.0%)	469 (69.8%)	45 (6.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	8.1	454^th of 469 public middle schools	3.2%		8.4	451^st of 469 public middle schools	3.8%	3			11.9	19.2	10.7	14.2					8.8	6.0		8.8	$17,438
Global Intermediate Academy	2.3mi	Public	4-8	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1930	346	18	19.2	80.3%	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16.2	400^th of 469 public middle schools	14.7%		11.2	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%	34	18.8	24.5	23.6	31.5	16.4	23.2	20.8	14.3	20.0	11.0	15.1	15.8	8.2	12.5	$15,949
Shaw Heights Middle School	3.3mi	Public	6-8	8780 Circle Drive	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-9533	321	18	17.7	86.6%	47 (14.6%)	10 (3.1%)	240 (74.8%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	11.9	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%		10.2	441^st of 469 public middle schools	6.0%	7			19.5	20.8	23.8	21.4			7.8	7.6	6.8	7.4		14.3	$21,463
Adams City Middle School	3.5mi	Public	7-8	4451 East 72nd Avenue	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 289-5881	296	25	11.9	90.9%	29 (9.8%)	6 (2.0%)	259 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5.9	463^rd of 469 public middle schools	1.3%		6.1	464^th of 469 public middle schools	1.1%	1					8.7	8.7					5.5	5.5		5.5	$22,572
Silver Hills Middle School	3.9mi	Public	6-8	12400 Huron Street	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5000	965	54	17.9	68.8%	224 (23.2%)	20 (2.1%)	636 (65.9%)	42 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.4%)	22.8	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.1	365^th of 469 public middle schools	22.2%	24			27.9	34.1	22.6	28.3			12.0	20.2	23.5	18.9		21.8	$15,977
Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School	4.1mi	Public, Virtual	6-8	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	681	33	20.6		293 (43.0%)	65 (9.5%)	243 (35.7%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.0%)	36.1	271^st of 469 public middle schools	42.2%		22.3	342^nd of 469 public middle schools	27.1%	71			34.2	40.9	41.5	39.3			28.9	18.2	24.5	23.7		30.0	$10,685
Century Middle School	4.5mi	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	717	39	18.5	49.5%	309 (43.1%)	10 (1.4%)	307 (42.8%)	43 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	28	313^th of 469 public middle schools	33.3%		34.5	279^th of 469 public middle schools	40.5%	34			32.7	41.7	21.0	31.7			25.2	25.0	17.6	22.7		19.8	$16,969
Shadow Ridge Middle School	4.7mi	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5040	632	39	16.3	57.4%	218 (34.5%)	11 (1.7%)	353 (55.9%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	11.4	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%		12.9	424^th of 469 public middle schools	9.6%	12			9.9	20.2	20.2	17.0			6.7	10.4	15.5	10.9		14.8	$16,872
Mandalay Middle School	5.2mi	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9802	443	26	16.8	39.3%	245 (55.3%)	9 (2.0%)	140 (31.6%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	48.7	198^th of 469 public middle schools	57.8%		49.6	205^th of 469 public middle schools	56.3%	7			35.0	52.6	44.7	44.0			28.3	34.7	36.2	33.1		33.9	$17,011

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